Benfica Oil and Gas Field (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)

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Benfica Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Benfica Oil and Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Benfica	Operating^[1]	Petrobras^[2]	Petrobras (100.0%)^[1]	1997^[3]	–	1997^[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Benfica Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
associated gas	volume in place	315.25	million m³	2015	^[2]
condensate	volume in place	0.01	million bbl	2015	^[2]
nonassociated gas	volume in place	398.89	million m³	2015	^[2]
oil	original oil in place	30.95	million bbl	2015	^[2]

Table 3: Production from Benfica Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
cumulative production	associated gas	148.63	million m³	2015	^[2]
cumulative production	condensate	0.0	million bbl	2015	^[2]
cumulative production	nonassociated gas	112.16	million m³	2015	^[2]
cumulative production	oil	7.93	million bbl	2015	^[2]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Benfica Oil and Gas Field


Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil^[3]	-5.022, -37.051 (exact)^[3]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "ANP, Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels Statistical Yearbook 2023". Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis. 45113. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210831002424/http://www.anp.gov.br/images/planos_desenvolvimento/Benfica.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "ANP Shapefile de Dados". Ministry of Mines and Energy. 2020. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

[ANP_Stat_2023_Frame_1.3-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "ANP, Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels Statistical Yearbook 2023". Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis. 45113. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[autoref_0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210831002424/http://www.anp.gov.br/images/planos_desenvolvimento/Benfica.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[ANP_Shapefile_de_Dados-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "ANP Shapefile de Dados". Ministry of Mines and Energy. 2020. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

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